2 Historical Fiction Novels by Kit Sergeant
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Overview: Like her character Addy in Thrown for a Curve, Kit has a practically useless degree in marine biology. A teacher by profession and at heart, she loves to impart little-known facts and dares you to walk away from one of her "light-hearted" chick-lit books without learning at least one new thing. Kit’s female leads are all intelligent, strong, and stand fine on their own… but then again, a Prince Charming waiting in the background is always appreciated. As long as he puts the toilet seat down.
Genre: Fiction > General Fiction/Classics
355: The Women of Washington’s Spy Ring
Who was the Mysterious 355?
Culper Ring members such as Robert Townsend and Hercules Mulligan are well known for the part they played in the Revolutionary War, but who was the mysterious 355 that could “outwit them all?” Inspired by many of the same characters featured in AMC’s Turn and the Broadway musical Hamilton, 355: The Women of Washington’s Spy Ring chronicles the lives of three remarkable women who use daring, skill, and, yes, a bit of flirtation, to help liberate America.
British sympathizer Margaret (Meg) Moncrieffe expects to find the carefree America she remembers as a youth when she returns from her Irish boarding school. Instead she finds the new country at war, with her father on one side and her new love, Aaron Burr, on the other. When her misguided attempt to end the war results in dire consequences for the Continental Army, Meg switches allegiances in order to amend the damage she caused.
After her husband Jonathan is captured by the British and dies aboard one of the notorious prison ships, a pregnant Elizabeth Burgin realizes she is stronger than she once thought. When a prominent member of the Culper Ring enlists her help on a heist of the prison ships, Elizabeth readily accepts, putting herself and her family in jeopardy in order to save the lives of strangers.
Patriot Sally Townsend wants nothing more than freedom for America. When her family is forced to take in enemy soldiers, Sally seizes the opportunity to garner information from them and pass it on to her brother, Robert, knowing that one false move could result in the noose for both of them. Instead of finding herself in danger when British intelligence officer Major John André shows up at her family’s doorstep, Sally finds herself falling in love. But Major André is playing the same dangerous game as her and Robert, albeit for the other side.
Told from the viewpoints of these three women—including the one operating under the code name 355—355: The Women of Washington’s Spy Ring is an absorbing tale of family, duty, love, and betrayal.
Underground: Spies and Traitors in Lincoln’s War
Some might call them heroes. Others consider them traitors.
The Women Spies books feature remarkable women who use daring, skill, and, yes, a bit of flirtation, to advance their cause and can be read in any order.
As the Civil War threatens to tear the nation apart, four women–a slave, a seductress, a soldier, and a spy–are willing to risk everything they have, except their convictions.
Hattie Lewis is one of the Pinkerton National Detective Agencies first female employees, but she is tired of playing a minor role in a man’s world. When her boss asks her to accompany his top operative on a mission behind enemy lines, she readily accepts. But the mission threatens to have dire consequences for them both.
Although Mary Jane was born a slave, her mistress, Elizabeth (Miss Lizzie) Van Lew, always had other plans for her, including loaning her services to Jefferson Davis’s household. Mary Jane soon becomes privy to the inner most operations of the Confederate government, which she then passes on to Miss Lizzie via her contacts in the Richmond Underground. When a secret from Mary Jane’s past is revealed, she wonders if she will ever be able to free herself from Miss Lizzie’s grasp.
Despite her name, Belle Boyd is no typical Southern woman. As she watches her father and cousins rush to join the Confederacy, she longs to do her own part. After realizing she isn’t cut out for nursing, Belle resorts to using her coquettish charms to ferret information from occupying Yankees. But, after she is thrown into jail and threatened with the noose, will she finally realize her actions have consequences?
When Loreta Velasquez’s husband is killed in a training drill, she decides to avenge his death by joining the Confederate Army. Disguised as a soldier named Harry T. Buford, Loreta participates in the battles of Bull Run, Shiloh, and Ball’s Bluff. But when the hardships she experiences do not quench her thirst for glory, Loreta conceives a plan for the South’s last chance to win the war.
Told from the viewpoints of these real-life women–both Confederate and Union–Underground:Traitors and Spies in Lincoln’s War is an absorbing tale of love, loyalty, and liberation.
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